Thursday, August 9, 2018

National Organic Program - Washington, DC - Application deadline August 13


The USDA National Organic Program is recruiting for Washington DC based Accreditation Managers. If you know of qualified individuals for these positions below, please send along this announcement:

Job Announcement: National Organic Program Accreditation Managers, GS 12/13
Application Deadline: Monday, August 13.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is recruiting for Accreditation Managers to work in the National Organic Program (NOP). The selected candidates will serve as an Agricultural Marketing Specialist (Regulatory) --- otherwise called Accreditation Manager --- within the Accreditation and International Activities (AIA) Division of the National Organic Program. Examples of duties:
  • Carries out assignments covering a wide variety of day-to-day operations of the AIA Division.
  • Conducts quality system and regulatory compliance audits of accredited certifying agents and government accreditation bodies
  • Prepares and reviews audit reports, corrective actions, and adverse action notices as needed
  • Prepares documentation for review by the NOP Accreditation Committee and participates in Committee decisions
  • Assists in the development or revision of accreditation procedures
  • Assists in the preparation of training materials that explain the standards and accreditation processes
  • Demonstrates sensitivity to concerns of confidentiality, cultural sensitivity, and ethical behavior in all communications.

More about these positions:
  • These positions are based in Washington, D.C. – do not apply unless you are willing to relocate to DC.